“Your visit pushed me to…dream big dreams.” –Daniel We love the thank-you notes we receive from the students we visit via Skype in the classroom, and these are no exception! This week, we worked with a group of 3rd and 4th graders attending a camp. On that day, they
We love our Mom-son author visits with students! This year, we visited kids from all over the US–plus students in Qatar and other countries–via Skype in the classroom and the Microsoft Educator Community ! To date, we’ve “traveled” 470,000 kilometers, visited 12 countries and earned a Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator badge!
Boy, Age 6, and Mom Receive Mom’s Choice Silver Award for Second Book; Authors Give Books to Schools, Take Part in Literacy Programs Michael Cohn, age 6, and his mother, Lisa Cohn, were awarded a Mom’s Choice Silver Award for their new children’s book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Jealousy,”
“Wow, that was fun!” said 5-year-old Michael after our first “Write, Publish, and Publicize An Award-Winning Book” lesson via Skype in the Classroom, with the energetic and tech-savvy Mrs. Joan McWilliams and her kindergarten in the Highland Falls Fort Montgomery Central School District. On our first day of giving Skype
We’re so excited about our Skype in the Classroom lesson for young writers. We’re now scheduling our class with 13 teachers in the United States, Ireland, India and Australia. During the lesson, which will be conducted with these teachers via Skype, we’ll share our experiences writing our award-winning book, publishing